New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
stany killed Mrs Silvia entered closet to get piece
OF bre ad for the child and ignorant Of what had hap
pened until informed by neighbor that the dead pody
ay OF the sidewalk
THE CHICAGO BRIBE-TAKERS.
F. W. BIPPER READY TO TELL WHAT HI
KNOWS.


THE CITY "BooDLERs" NOT TO BE LET OFF FREE
PREPARING THE CASE AGAINST THEM
CHICAGO July 2.-"The Times" correspondent at
Mt Clemens, Mich, claims to have discovered there
yeste riay Bipper the "boodlc" contractor whose
disappearance from Chicago was noted last night.
Eipper the correspondent says is accompanied by ono
two mysteriousloolting individuals, evidently de-
tcctives who 1t IL thought are taking him on 1aunt
liko that enjoyed by Contractor "Nic" Schneider.
clipper Ia ked freely with tho reporter. He said ne
would tell all be knew, and viii probably bc on the
stand In Judge Jamison's court as soon jury Is
secured.
"You see,r remarked Bippcr, ",ots of the Commits
sioners have squealed Diver Cells and others have
gwen away enough to condemn everybody connoctoA
With certain transactions. Even Van Polt, moneAe
ueo, made statement to Grnnell, but It was 81
complete and ths prosecutor refused to receive It."
"You win teit all you know, then," ventlred The
reporter.
"Most certainly; why shouldn't II The Commits
sioners can only blame themselves. The statute will
reacl only the contracts let In the fall of 1886.
CONTROLLED the contracts for supplying milk. bread
and meat and did the business for obtaining them
hal before that time bought tho chool property OF
the Commissioners at price Of $51, 400. In addition
% this was 10 give - 600 to seven Commisso
to be divided among them. could not get the deed
10 the land because OF injunction. and would not,
Of course, pay the $4,000 Then came the letting oi
the contracts, and Mccarthy afraid trust me.
made trade for the three contracts for $4,000,
and paid the money and got them. / assessed the
milAmen $1,000 each, that made $4,000. The baker
put in $4,000, and furnished 3s, 900 for the meat
contract. l paid $4,000 to Commissioner Leyden.
/ took to the hospital and 1t was divided UP there
The remainder by myself given to individual
Commissioners. Now that's the story. I could toll
you Of transactions In other years. / have myself
paid over $40, 600 for contracts. My, what none,
omm iQue A IA naka n I'M
regular clearing house. but until this last transac-
on, ignored tho institution and did business direct
position under the Board had to pay tor it. A 500
ielOw had TO give up 800; that's the way 1t went
@aow many were T.tS lH the Tnsp .w,v ,o,n
man the outside to vote with them It's nasty
snyder business McGansle In order TO keep himself
power Warden OF the County Hospital, was forced
10 vet as tho dlsoursing agent" ..,
A local paper says this morning that the states
Attorney Is preparing to descend upon the city bOod
les" and that the In such shape that they
Of The article asserts that ex-warden MCGarigc
stands ready to disclose all he knows, and he claims
that he possession of facts which made pub
lie In court OF law would send from twenty to twenty
vo Of the city "booders" to Joliet. 1t Is claimed
that he was consulted about every deal made and
perhaps, better posted the inner workings Of the
corrupt city gang than any other man.
" Astonishing a. IL may seem however," says the
article, Mr. Crinneu hesitaes to accept his squeal
and for other reason than that he thinks he can
convict the whole gang Of city .boodlcrs WITHOUT out
only squealers who will be called upon will be
those who literally driven into the various steals
The principals viii not escape by turning States evil
dence."
II is said that the investigation will be conducted
by special Grand Jury, were the county Doodle
Tho application for the special Grand Jury
is to be made within the next three weeks, and 1t Is
anttipa cd that all the indictments will be returned
before tne end of the present month.
An afternoon paper, referring to the alleged doings
Of Tho cty "bUOdlcrs," says :" Many VI the things
doIc done long ago that prosecution is now
bsiri by the statute Of limitation bun the stories Of
them will make interesting reading when In .he fit
" things they can be made public. There the
old bat interesting Wc,tern Indiana Railroad
DEAL the moro recent and particularly
edlfying story of how the frinchises o
the Chicago Passenger Railway, including
tho Washington Street Tunnel. were given away
without consideration OF sort; the Chicago and
Evanston and Wisconsin Central Rar9ad deals, the
gambling business the Jackson Street btidge business,
and the Equitable Gas ordnance. Altogether there
10 be end Of material TO entertain tho next
special Grand Jury"